The players were Jari Kurri, next on the career goal list at 601, plus Steve Yzerman (692), Luc Robitaille (668), Brendan Shanahan (656) and Joe Sakic and Jarome Iginla (625 each). Ovechkin, 32, barring injury, likely will pass all of them well before he retires.

After the video, the Capitals gave him a portrait of three of his goal celebrations, including one from his first NHL game in 2005, when he scored two goals. The team said the painting by Tony Harris was commissioned when Ovechkin was at 591 goals.

March 3: Alex Ovechkin scored his 598th goal in front of a national TV audience during the first period of the outdoor game at Navy's stadium against the Maple Leafs. It gave him the ninth 40-goal season of his career. Patrick Smith, Getty Images

Oct. 7, 2017. Ovechkin follows up his hat trick with a four-goal game against the Canadiens. He's the first player in 100 years to score hat tricks in the first two games of the season. Amber Searls, USA TODAY Sports